"I was born in the sea.On the night Mum gave birth, the waves rolled towards the beach like giants, and my mother cried like the gulls. She cried out for the sea, long enough for my father to give in and carry her labouring body outside. There, she lay in a white gown on her back in the mud, her legs open in the surf. The waves carried me forth. Before even my father could grab hold of me, I had made my first acquaintance with the salty waters."Nimue knows her mother only f...

Eilis is the quiet, introspective daughter of the Lord of the Oak Castle, and in every way the antithesis of her exuberant twin sister Sibeal. Whereas Sibeal is eager to meet her lover, Lord Berach, for the first time, Eilis is not keen on all the fuss. So the last thing she needs is to be forced to trek through a magical, wintry landscape, and certainly not in the company of the charming but unreliable Cathair.Yet that is exactly what awaits her three days before Midwinter, for th...

"The world needs doctors," Cormack says. "We have doctors. The world needs shelter and medicine. We have those things to offer. The world needs a way forward, a compass to guide us out of the darkness. We can be that compass."Central Europe is devastated and thousands of people are adrift. Major cities are closing their gates in fear of the deadly Black Plague. Amidst this chaos, Nimue is looking for her lover, Wolf, the father of her unborn child.Meanwhile, Arthur...

'The sea is huge. Dark and wide open. Nimue, she calls from her bottomless belly. Arthur... And yes, here we are. Come at last.'Nimue and Arthur are caught in the web of lies of the Asklepios Congregation. There, the shadows of the past keep them prisoner and Nimue fights the dark side of her healing gift. Hunted by their enemies, they try to continue the search for their mother, but Arthur and NImue are both forced to make painful choices along the way. What sacrifices mu...